West Indies (133/6) secure a 4 wicket victory against England (132) in 5th T20I to win the competitive series 3-2

[Cricket Warrior]

West Indies and England are all set to take on each other in the series decider of their ongoing five-game T20I series. Both sides have won two games each so far, with the hosts winning the first two matches and England winning the third and fourth clashes.

The fifth T20I will be held on Friday, December 22, at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad, and with all to play for, it will be interesting to see which side comes out on top in the series decider.

The surface at the Brian Lara Stadium, in Trinidad, is one that is preferred by the bowlers. The pace attack of both sides will look to make an impact in the game, and the possibility of a low-scoring encounter is on the cards given the nature of the pitch.



Squads:

England Squad: Philip Salt(w), Jos Buttler(c), Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Rehan Ahmed, Adil Rashid, Ben Duckett, Gus Atkinson, John Turner, Reece Topley, Tymal Mills

West Indies Squad: Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran(w), Shai Hope, Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell(c), Andre Russell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Matthew Forde, Gudakesh Motie, Oshane Thomas, Roston Chase, Romario Shepherd, Johnson Charles



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[Cricket Warrior]

West Indies have won the toss and have opted to field



England (Playing XI): Philip Salt(w), Jos Buttler(c), Will Jacks, Liam Livingstone, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Chris Woakes, Rehan Ahmed, Adil Rashid, Ben Duckett

West Indies (Playing XI): Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Nicholas Pooran(w), Sherfane Rutherford, Rovman Powell(c), Andre Russell, Gudakesh Motie, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Oshane Thomas

 

[The Bald Eagle]

England 32/1 after 4 overs. Not a blitzerg start but still many overs to go

 

[Markhor]

Oshane Thomas has lost a lot of pace since his debut.

 

[Rana]

Motie reminds me so much of Zulfiqar Babar for some reason

 

[Markhor]

Motie reminds me so much of Zulfiqar Babar for some reason

He'd walk into PAK team in all formats.

Brook gone, another big wicket.

 

[Rana]

He'd walk into PAK team in all formats.

Brook gone, another big wicket.

Yeah beautiful action for a left armer. Gives it a lovely rip with flight

 

[The Bald Eagle]

Eng 73/4 after 9 overs. Not much pinch hitting today for England. West Indies bossing the game at the moment.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Motie reminds me so much of Zulfiqar Babar for some reason

Moti bowls with a much flatter trajectory compared to Zulfiqar Babar.

 

[Markhor]

This is more a traditional Trinidad pitch. Slow and not as easy to hit through the line as the previous match.

The left arm spinners have bowled wicket to wicket and been rewarded.

Some pointers for Pakistan next June.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

England is going swiftly as they are at 110/4 in 10 overs.

 

[Markhor]

ENG go from the sublime to the ridiculous. From 267-3 to 132 all out.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

This is not a PAR score, i think WI going to chase this score easily.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

Chase in on West Indies 99/4 in 15 overs.

Could be anyone's game from here on.

 

[Cricket Warrior]

England 132

West Indies (19.2/20 overs) 133/6


West Indies won by 4 wickets (with 4 balls remaining) and clinched the 5 match T20I series series 3-2.

 

[Markhor]

ENG's white ball woes continue ! Struggling to think of any positives in this series aside from Phil Salt.

WI's T20 rebuild gets another boost after beating IND (B) earlier this year but still need to finetune their combination, namely the opening pair and pace attack.

 

[Firebat]

ENG's white ball woes continue ! Struggling to think of any positives in this series aside from Phil Salt.

Perhaps a slight return to form for Buttler? But yes this is a huge fall from grace for the former kings of white ball cricket to be losing 2 series to a side that didn't even qualify for the WC

 

[Cricket Warrior]

England lost the fifth and deciding T20 against West Indies by four wickets in Trinidad to suffer a 3-2 series defeat.

After being put in to bat, England struggled for fluency at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy and were bowled out for 132 off 19.3 overs.

Sam Curran gave England a chance with a brilliant penultimate over, taking a wicket and conceding two runs, to leave the hosts needing nine from the last.

But Shai Hope's mighty six sealed victory with four balls to spare.

England fought well with the ball, Reece Topley impressing with 2-17 and Adil Rashid taking 2-21, but Hope's crucial run-a-ball 43 not out proved the difference.

Playing on the same pitch on which they scored a record 267 in the fourth T20, the tourists' timing was thrown off, with the surface offering more for the bowlers and West Indies' attack showing much more consistency.

The in-form Phil Salt hit 38 but only Liam Livingstone and Moeen Ali, with 28 and 23 respectively, also made telling contributions as England lost their last five wickets for just 11 runs.

The defeat completes a disappointing end to the year for England's white-ball sides after a 2-1 series defeat in the one-day internationals that preceded the T20 leg of the tour, and the group-stage exit of the 50-over World Cup in November.

After two magnificent batting displays to level the series from 2-0 down - chasing 223 in Grenada before the onslaught at this same venue - a third straight win proved a challenge too far for England.

The pitch played completely differently to Tuesday, though England opener Salt still showed signs of his touch and power before canny slow left-armer Gudakesh Motie got one to pitch on leg stump and rip out middle.

Salt's dismissal left England 60-3 in the seventh over and they never really recovered, with many left batters left ruing some loose dismissals.

Captain Jos Buttler earlier miscued a ramp shot to short fine leg, Harry Brook was caught off a top edge when misting a sweep and Livingstone chipped one back to Motie just as he appeared to be setting himself for a counterattack.

Andre Russell rolled back the years in a masterful death bowling display, expertly mixing his variations to restrict England's struggling lower order and remove Chris Woakes and Rehan Ahmed with consecutive deliveries.

While England's bowlers also benefitted from the surface, West Indies were under little pressure with the luxury of knowing their target, and even as the tension rose in the 19th over, the victory never felt out of reach.

Hope exuded class and calmness throughout to anchor the chase, before launching Woakes over cover to finish the game and the series in style.

 

[sweep_shot]

Very good from West Indies.

They won both ODI series and T20 series.

 

[Nasty Naz]

Imagine the outrage if Pakistan lost white ball series to WI. I am not even sure I can remember last time Pakistan lost a bilateral white balls series vs WI.

Decent team but England is in woeful form at the moment.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

ENG's white ball woes continue ! Struggling to think of any positives in this series aside from Phil Salt.

WI's T20 rebuild gets another boost after beating IND (B) earlier this year but still need to finetune their combination, namely the opening pair and pace attack.

They struggle on tough wickets and in tough batting conditions.

We saw that in the World Cup where they played spin worse than minnows unlike the Southern Hemisphere sides who were skilled enough to adapt.

They got 2 motorways here and they won those 2 T20Is . On slightly tougher pitches , they were out of their depth yet again.

This has been a white ball revival for WI not ENG